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The battle is over $105 tickets issued if the cameras clock a car speeding. One camera tickets drivers going 8 miles an hour more than the speed limit. The second one, located in a school zone, issues one for a car going 6 miles an hour more than the limit.

"I understand that you need to fill the coffers," said ticketed driver Randall Kent. "And boy, if we put these cameras in all neighborhoods, we can tackle the national debt in no time."

Police admitted the two cameras clocked 20,000 violations during the trial period, and they say drivers only have to pay for two tickets per person during the first two weeks of enforcement.

Still, the angry questions kept coming. Many of them were aimed at the maker of the machines, a Maryland-based company called Optotraffic.

"They are automatically calibrated every single day by comparing the time and the laser movement with four GPS satellites," Optotraffic spokesman Mickey Shepherd told council members.

Councilmember Jerald Robertson said the cameras have proved their worth and slowed people down, but he admitted that their introduction was less than perfect.

Robertson also said there is no plan in place to change or remove the cameras, and that a third one will be installed on Prosser Avenue in the next few weeks.